Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire

The complainant has requested information about the Drew Report and the public authority’s handling of recent investigations into child sexual exploitation. The Chief Constable for South Yorkshire Police (“SYP”) refused parts of the request under section 41 (information provided in confidence) and stated other information was not held. The Commissioner’s decision is that SYP was entitled to rely on section 41 to refuse parts of the request. The Commissioner also finds some of the information requested represents the complainant’s own personal data, and therefore section 40(1) of the FOIA is engaged. The Commissioner does not require further steps.